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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
Australian stocks had lost further ground at midday, as a weak Wall St and decline in resources interests put further pressure on the local market. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 55.7 points at 5,001.1, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
The Australian share market was up at noon buoyed by strength in the banking and finance sector following a positive lead from US markets. At 1201 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 16.7 points higher at 5,053.10 while the all ordinaries gained ...

Insure while you wait: Aviva

If you can do your banking online, why not insurance? Aviva Australia gives consumers the option to get their life insurance needs arranged on the spot. Well, not quite like internet banking but close enough. The local subsidiary of the sixth largest ...

More super incentives from the Treasurer

Four months after the Federal Government announced sweeping changes to the country's superannuation system, the Treasurer Peter Costello is back in the limelight offering even more incentives for people to boost their super savings. Yes, both the reasonable ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after a positive lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was up 11 points at 5,016 at 0726 AEST. Today, beer maker Foster's Group will announce ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
The share market was slightly weaker at noon today as traders remained unconvinced last week's stocks recovery had much more momentum. At 1201 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 1.8 points to 5021.8 while the all ordinaries fell 2.1 points to 4995 ...

RecruitmentSuper offers health benefits

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
In a bid to differentiate itself, RecruitmentSuper has introduced a new member benefits program which offers fund members MBF private health insurance. As part of the arrangement, MBF will waive waiting periods for new RecruitmentSuper members who sign ...

CommInsure rolls out sweeping upgrades - free of charge

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
CommInsure yesterday set about breaking away from its peers with significant - and free - product upgrades, citing a commitment to further strategic change. Introducing the "Perfect Mix" round of upgrades to a room of financial advisers, Jeffrey Scott ...

Future Fund keeps capital deployment close to its chest

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
Trade with China and commodities are still the mainstays of the Australian economy, said Future Fund chairman, David Murray, at a Fidelity Investments forum yesterday, while speculating that it could be a year or more before Future Fund capital is deployed. ...

Inaction is not the best action

Industry experts have argued that the recent market correction should compel mums-and-dads to re-balance their investment portfolios, not sit back and wait for the storm to pass. Michael Hutton, financial planning partner of HLB Mann Judd Sydney, said ...